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Commission Decision 2004/657/EC authorising the placing on the market of sweet corn from genetically modified maize line Bt11 as a novel food or novel food ingredient under Regulation (EC) No. 258/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council.

Country/Territory
European Union
Document type
Legislation
Date
2004
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Journal of the European Union L 300, 25 September 2004, pp. 48-51.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Novel food Genetically modified organism (GMO) Packaging/labelling Internal trade
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Abstract

The Commission hereby authorizes the placing on the Community market as a novel food or a novel food ingredient of sweet maize obtained from maize line Bt11, as designated and specified in the Annex attached. The product shall be labelled as “genetically modified sweet maize”.

Full text
English
Website
europa.eu